As skeptical as we are here about 3D as being the next big thing in consumer tech, that magic feature that will get you to upgrade all of your gadgets, we’ve got to admit that Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS console looks pretty cool. What if someone took that glasses-free 3D technology and applied it to a smartphone?

Sharp’s going to try just that. They have just announced that they will be bringing a 3D smartphone to market in just a few months.

Sharp’s uniquely positioned for the task: their parallax display barriers are actually what is being used in the Nintendo 3DS, and they are also touting a 3D camera module for smartphones. Moreover, just like the 3DS, the smartphone form factor is pretty uniquely suited for glasses-free 3D, since Sharp can count on it being held at the optimal viewing angle most of the time… unlike, say, a 3D HDTV.

Sharp intends on launching this smartphone internationally, which is news of itself: Sharp simply doesn’t play in the international smartphone waters, so clearly they feel like they’ve got a winner here.

But is 3D enough to compete with the likes of Android and iPhone? If flagging 3D sales ticket numbers at the box office are anything to go by, probably not.